How far behind is Ryzen in Gaming?

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SniperPenguin

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I've decided to go for Ryzen over the 7700k.
Reasons being:
I have a 4790k. Upgrading to another i7 is a waste of money, but if I upgrade to Ryzen, the money spent will be justified by the extra cores and threads.
I want to game, but I also want to stream, record, video edit, animate 2D+3D, render, and do Photoshop.
So, a good middle ground.

But how behind exactly is Ryzen in gaming? The Ryzen 1700x in particular.
I want something not only good for productivity, but for gaming as well. As that's my main worry.

If it lags back too far, I'll just buy a new motherboard and RAM for my 4790k as the ones I have now are rubbish.
I'll then wait for Intel Canonlake.
Thanks! :)
 
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About 10% less at 1440p and 4k in open GL titles and DX11 titles.
The gap closes somewhat in DX12, but everyone gets less net fps across the board, so not a good comparison to be taken into account, especially given the lack of DX12 only titles.
1080p performance is down the gutter though atm.
I'd get a 1700X for your use, definitely warranted in your case, the performance differences aren't that bad.
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Geekwad

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If you have particular games that you're concerned about, then I'd just look them up. Just ensure you're looking at recent benchmarks and not something from launch day.

I would categorize Ryzen 7's as similar to 7700k in gaming, and improving as the very very new platform matures.
 
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About 10% less at 1440p and 4k in open GL titles and DX11 titles.
The gap closes somewhat in DX12, but everyone gets less net fps across the board, so not a good comparison to be taken into account, especially given the lack of DX12 only titles.
1080p performance is down the gutter though atm.
I'd get a 1700X for your use, definitely warranted in your case, the performance differences aren't that bad.
 
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aquielisunari

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I'd go for the 1700 and OC. The performance difference can easily be compensated for.


GFX card?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-amd-ryzen-7-1700-1700x-vs-1800x-review some food for thought.
 
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synphul

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There will be a tradeoff. Ryzen should do well enough for gaming, the extra cores will be beneficial for streaming and video encoding. Yes it can be oc'd, so can i7's. Gaming and photoshop performance is going to drop a bit from your i7. It comes down to how important the other tasks are and whether or not it's worth investing in a whole new platform.
 
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